Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Amarillo, TX

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,320 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn between $49,180 and $100,520.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Amarillo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Education teachers, postsecondary in Amarillo earn 7% more than the Texas average ($74,180) and about the same as the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $79,220, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $64,561 a year, or $5,380 a month and $2,483 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Amarillo a good place for education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $79,220 buys what about $86,277 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 4th of 14 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($105,560).

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Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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